Disney Says "Star Wars" Spin-Off Films are Origin Stories

Disney already revealed that after the release of "Star Wars: Episode VII," which will be directed by JJ Abrams (Star Trek) and released in 2015, the studio plans to release a series of standalone spin-off films focusing on different characters from the "Star Wars" universe.

During a recent investor conference, Disney CFO Jay Rasulo described the standalone movies as "origin story films," hinting that we'll get to see how some of the franchise's most popular characters started out.

Rasulo went on to say that a "Star Wars" film will be released in theaters each year starting with 2015. The standalone movies have been rumored to focus on Han Solo and Yoda.

Im sure they would have english showings along with dubbed french if the movie is available in the first place
if you want to go just for the experience Im sure there would be english films for ya
i saw Universal Soldier 2 in english

Oh I'm going to the eiffel tower tomorrow lol, And I've seen SO many place around Europe so far, just left Monaco the morning lol I'm seeing the sights guys, I was just saying if I've got a could hours to blow, why not go see a movie?

Further proof that Kennedy/Disney either have no understanding of the franchise or, by simply not caring, no appreciation; because Star Wars was never really character driven storytelling to begin with, not even the way Marvel is character based, which is really what they're going for anyhow.

They are just sucking the mythos dry. Worst concrete news I've heard so far about this whole merger- these people are supposed to appear from out of the dusk in these films. We want them to be epics, not convoluted young adult fiction novels, where every single detail of these character's lives is on display. That meme of the stupid Bieber generation being new 3 characters is already coming true. Stay the **** away from the Original Trilogy, Disney, or so help me...

No wonder no one posts here save the usual suspects. Twenty posts talking about Tanman f*cking off in Paris.

Anyway. Basically what Disney is saying is they're going to turn Star Wars into Marvel. Make a bunch of origin stories and then tie/feed them into new ensemble franchise installments where everyone comes together.

It's a rather intelligent strategy but I think at some point the Department of Justice may have to invoke the Sherman Antitrust Act on Disney for monopolizing the summer tentpole season.

Yeah, you're right, I keep forgetting it's Disney. It's still difficult for me to process that Disney now has both Star Wars AND the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

I think Disney should focus on 3-4 core characters for these side movies, just like the Marvel Universe has their core characters (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Ant-Man soon enough) who get their own films outside the big Avengers movies. Do Han Solo 1, Han Solo 2, Yoda 1, Yoda 2... rather than one movie each for Yoda and Han Solo and then using the other two open slots for films about lesser characters like... I don't know, Mace Windu or Qui-Gon Jinn.

AND Disney should use the "Cinematic Phase" model for Star Wars that they've been using for Marvel.

I'm not saying this is a good idea for the general audiences, or Star Wars fans, but if you're the guy at Disney, one of the main guys, and you're looking at how your company's stock moves on the New York Street Exchange, if you're the guy that has to bring the stockholders good news, then this decision is pure gold, and from that perspective, I'm impressed.

I wonder if they'll do like you said: make a Yoda Origins movie. One that explores the origins of the Force, perhaps the Jedi too. Origins of the Republic would be interesting to see.

There's a LOT they could do, and the opportunity to expand the canon Star Wars story mythology is almost beyond imagination.

My only concern is Disney may finally do what not even Lucas has accomplished: burn people out on the franchise.

Lol mink, my 10/10 comment was referring to the On going joke of me giving everything a good review and just ignore that twat, we probably won't even see him comment for another month. And come on mink, I can use all the attention I can get haha

As for this news and such, Iunno if I'm all about it. If you delve to much into each characters past you could ruin the character all together.

Like seriously who the f*ck NEEDS to know what Han Solo was doing before the first star wars. Leave that stuff a mystery or you'll take all the pleasure out of that series. Don't milk it f*ckers...

Milking it is exactly what they're doing, and they know it. They also know you'll line up at the theater to see whatever they make.

I was reading Blake Snyder's Save the Cat! book, which discusses how to write screenplays Hollywood will want. One of the things Snyder says over and over is that Hollywood really only wants "template" movie or films with built-in franchises, and then Snyder lists ten templates the film industry uses, and has used for a hundred years, to make films.

Snyder then goes on to say that it isn't that Hollywood is lazy or uncreative, they just whole-heartedly believe in Sam Goldwyn's adage of "Give me the same thing... only different!".

See what I'm saying? Hollywood knows what you want to see even if you think you know differently, and they're doing that with these Star Wars films. They're hitting the template are while also tapping into Star Wars' massive built-in audience.

You say you won't go see them, but you and I and Disney know you will.

Damn it. A couple of days ago, I saw a YouTube video that featured a loop of a bikini-clad Kate Upton doing a weird dance with Daft Punk's "Around the World" playing in the background. Now I can't find it...

I wanted to watch it to get the image of ol' melty face outta my head.

Crambo- A simple "lol" after each sentence lightens up what you're typing. It's like an exclamation point to me, If I don't have an "lol" somewhere then for you you know I'm angry or making fun of you. For example

Crambo's a f*cking Fagget
-Compared to-
Lol, Crambo's a Fagget

See what I mean? That's really the only reason Ido it. It's scone a habit :P

Mink- How'd you guys like the latest episode of Dexter? I've not much liked this season, But I gotta admit I'm looking forward to these final episodes. Looks good to me.

I'm going to bed, So I most likely won't see your answers btw. I'll just respond to them in tomorrows article. Night f*ckers :)